Allied Troops Leave Norway As Spotlight Turns On Italy
Roger Shaw notes Allied withdrawal from Norway after debarkations at Andalsnes and Namsos amid German bombers. He contrasts trained U S Marines with British and French forces and questions Britain's readiness. ships relocate to Cape of Good Hope to dodge Italian submarines and air bases remain vital for Germany.
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Italy
Austria
Czecho
Slovakia
Poland
England
Netherlands
Balkan
John Bull
Andaisnes
Namsos
Trondheim
London
U. S
Cape of Good Hope
Germany
NATIONS IN THE NEWS TANGLE AND FADING ALLIANCES
A collage of remarks links Alfred Duff Cooper and other leaders with wartime tensions. Notes recount Duff Cooper’s history, a divorce case involving Allan MacFee, and predictions on Italy and France’s roles. Reflections on Mussolini, Roosevelt, and possible Mediterranean shifts accompany speculation about Scapa Flow and German air power.
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Alfred Duff Cooper
Iceland
Duff Cooper
Beaulong
Talleyrand
Knut Hamsun
England
Allan MacFee
Italy
Europe
Roosevelt
Rome
William Phillips
Mussolini
Moscow
Finland
Aegean Sea
Tunis
Sicily
France
U. S
Mediterranean
THAT 40 ELECTION Nomination Notes
A jumble of 40 election items notes Dewey’s wobbling convention fate and unpledged Massachusetts voters. Florida stops Dewey. Elliott Roosevelt hints at a non run. Tinkham accuses rivals of third term risk, while LaGuardia ponders VP roles. The piece also covers Roosevelt’s mother illness and libel convictions of Clarence Hathaway amid Browder and Kuhn troubles.
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Tom Dewey
New York
LaGuardia
Farley-Garnner
Garner-Farley
Roosevelt
Rep. Tinkham
Massachusetts
Hull
United States
Laboritis and Smith Committees Spar Over Labor Board Ties
The piece notes Laboritis and a Smith committee probing the National Labor Relations Board. It cites unions leader Harry Bridges, possible Board‑nexus with steel industry history, a Supreme Court ruling on Little Steel, and public figures like Charlie Dawes. It mentions a Chamber of Commerce stance on war and defense, military aviation insights, and diverse international figures predicting outcomes of World War II.
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Dies
Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Smithsonians
Harry Bridges
Australia
International Longshoresman' S Union
Labor Board
C.L. C
Supreme Court
Black
McReynolds
War policy to frame U.S. politics in 1940 campaign
Washington columnist William Bruckart argues that U.S. policy toward Europe’s war will be a campaign issue as Roosevelt plans a late June Pacific trip. He notes the president’s schedule includes national park dedications and visits across the country and discusses potential Republican responses and the preconvention talks in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Congress
Philadelphia
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Natchez-to-Nashville
Natchez, Miss
Elliott
Fort Worth
Texas
San Francisco Exposition
Olympic National Park
Alf Landon
Colonel Knox
Capitol
John Hamilton
Hitler
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Call the G Men Kidnaping Notes
The article portrays the president of the church calling for a ransom to kidnap Adolf Hitler by end of May with rewards offered by Pittsburgh’s elite and Allied sympathizers. It notes reactions in New York and debate over Churchill or Chamberlain as targets while reporting 7,200 American traffic deaths in early 1940.
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Church
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Bonor
Churchill
Chamberlain
Old England
Roosevelt trip may steal the headlines at convention
Washington correspondent William Bruckart argues President Roosevelt’s nationwide tour during the Republican national convention could draw headlines away from the gathering and provide a chance to explain the administration’s foreign policy to the country.
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U.S
Roosevelt
William Bruckart
Washington
Bruckart
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